Yeremia 5:20

5:20 “Proclaim ¹  this message among the descendants of Jacob. ² 

Make it known throughout Judah.

Yeremia 12:1

12:1 Lord, you have always been fair

whenever I have complained to you. ³ 

However, I would like to speak with you about the disposition of justice. ⁴ 

Why are wicked people successful? ⁵ 

Why do all dishonest people have such easy lives?

Yeremia 45:2

45:2 “The Lord God of Israel has a message for you, Baruch.

[5:20]  ¹ sn The verbs are second plural here. Jeremiah, speaking for the Lord, addresses his people, calling on them to make the message further known.

[5:20]  ² tn Heb “in the house of Jacob.”

[12:1]  ³ tn Or “Lord, you are fair when I present my case before you.”

[12:1]  ⁴ tn Heb “judgments” or “matters of justice.” For the nuance of “complain to,” “fair,” “disposition of justice” assumed here, see BDB 936 s.v. רִיב Qal.4 (cf. Judg 21:22); BDB 843 s.v. צַדִּיק 1.d (cf. Ps 7:12; 11:7); BDB 1049 s.v. מִשְׁפָּט 1.f (cf. Isa 26:8; Ps 10:5; Ezek 7:27).

[12:1]  ⁵ tn Heb “Why does the way [= course of life] of the wicked prosper?”